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Patient characteristics.
| Characteristic | Whole population (n, %) n=134 |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| Mean ± SD | 64.1 ± 9.9 |
| Median | 64.5 |
| Range | 36.7 – 84.1 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 71 (53) |
| Female | 63 (47) |
| Karnofsky performance status | |
| 100–90% | 52 (39) |
| 80–70% | 79 (59) |
| <70% | 3 (2) |
| Location | |
| Head | 83 (62) |
| Body or tail | 51 (38) |
| Tumor size (cm) | |
| Mean ± SD | 3.8 ± 1.4 |
| Median | 3.5 |
| Range | 1.2 – 8.9 |
| Exploratory laparotomy | |
| no | 101 (75) |
| yes | 33 (25) |
| Level of CA19-9 at diagnosis | |
| Mean ± SD | 564 ± 1066.5 |
| Median | 185 |
| Range | 0 – 6806 |
| Not evaluated | 25 |
